Rumble seat protector



S. l. GOLDBERG RUMBLE SEAT PROTECTOR Filed April 25, 1935 Jan. 15, 1935.

JfiMl/EL I. GOLDBEkG INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 15, 1935 v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RUMBLE SEAT PROTECTOR Samuel I. Goldberg, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application April 25, 1933, Serial No. 667,923

1 Claim. (01. 296-99) This invention relates to protective coverings the inner end of a thumb screw 16b fits into this and is particularly applicable as protection to groove and presses against the mentioned pin, persons in a rumble seat of an automobile, the the thumb screw 16b passing thru the wall of improved structure being for that reason called the vertical portion 14b of the member 14 and 5 a rumbrella. threadedly engaging the wall. In the rumbrella 5 An object of the invention is the provision of of my invention, the thumb screw 1617 may be a structure of the character mentioned which slightly loosened and the connected members 12 may be readily set up and taken down. and 14 swung into a position entirely under the Another object of the invention is the promember of the car.

10 vision of a structure of the character mentioned Said top 5 is supported by stays 1'7 which are 10 which is adjustable to automobiles of different connected to the standard 9 in the same manner sizes. as the stays of an umbrella, whereby the top Other objects will be appreciated from a readmay be readily opened and closed. The ends of ing of the following specification. the back wall 8 are secured to rigid reinforcing 15 The invention will be fully and comprehenstrips or bars 801. and the front ends of the side 15 sively understood from a consideration of the walls 6 and 7 are secured to rigid reinforcing following detailed description when read in conbars or strips 60!. and 701., respectively. The sides nection with the accompanying drawing which 6 and '7 and the back wall 8 have windows 61), 7b forms part of the application, with the, underand 81), respectively. Means are provided for standing, however, that the improvement is capajoining the rear ends of the side walls with the 20 ble of extended application and is not confined respective adjacent ends of the rear wall, said to the exact showing of the drawing nor to the means being shown as consisting of slide fasprecise construction described and, therefore, teners 18 of the Zipper type, it being undersuch changes and modifications may be made stood that the adjacent edges of the rear and therein as do not affect the spirit of the invenside walls are joined when the structure is in 25 tion nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed closed position, as shown in Fig. 2. Straps 19 in the appended claim. are secured to the forward ends of the side walls In the drawing: in order to tie the side and rear walls around Fig. 1 is a bottom plan view of the structure the top when the latter is in closed or collapsed of my invention in open position. position, but primarily to be tied to the standard 30 Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the structure 9 and thereby securely anchor the side walls in closed or protecting position over the rumble 6 and 7.

seat of an automobile; and Elastic loops 20 are secured to the bottoms of Fig. 3 is a detail view showing one means of the side and rear walls so that when the strucsupporting the device. ture is closed said walls may be held in posi- 35 Referring to the drawing for a more detailed tions wrapped around the closed top by placing description thereof, the structure comprises a the loops around that part of the standard 9 Square 1301) 5, 0 the Sides edges of which are which projects above the top. The structure. secured side walls 6 and 7 and to the rear edge described, when in closed position, may be conof which is secured a back wall 8. Said top, veniently and neatly carried in a casing made 40 side Walls and back wall are preferably of fiexfor the purpose. It will readily be seen from ible water-proof materia. The structure or ar- Fig. 2 that the structure described provides a ticle is pp On a Standard 9 Which is atprotective covering for the person or persons a a Peri? 10 0f the automobile by passing occupying the rumble seat of the automobile, the

t the Vertical portion 11 0f the -shaped latter being designated by the numeral 21 and 45 memb r 12 a d held therein y means of a the back of the rumble seat by the numeral 22. thumb screw 13. A right angular member 14 What is claimed is: has a horizontal portion 14a extending into the In combination with an automobile having a hor z n l p n 1 1 of h T- p d member rumble seat, a cover ledge in front of said seat 12 n iS e i y held therein y means of a and a closed body in front of said ledge, an um- 50 thumb screw 15. The vertical portion 14b of the brella structure including a standard and proright angular member 14 is hollow and receives vided with a rear curtain, and with side curtains a P 16 which is Connected to the b r 10 which overlap the top and sides of said body, a. of the automob e- Th r is an a u oove bracket comprising a first end part fixed to the a m d n the periphery of h p 16 and lower face of said ledge, an intermediate part, 55

means for securing said intermediate part to said first end part, a second end part secured to said intermediate part for forward and rearward adjustment and extending rearwardly of said 5 ledge, said second end part holding said standard and the latter being vertically adjustable therein, said intermediate ifiart and second end part being adapted to be swung under said ledge when said standard is removed from said second end part and said means connecting said intermediate and first end part is loosened.

SAMUEL I. GOLDBERG. 

